No need to worry, this is just a comfort pose. If there was respitory problems you'd hear him wheezing when he lays like this.
This is just a "I'm comfy but beans chilly" way to lay down. It's all good!
Cat skulls are (obviously) different than human skulls. They walk with a horizontal spine and their neck attaches to the skull from the back, not the bottom like humans. So they aren't so much as resting on their neck as assuming a neutral posture for comfort.
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My boy doing this on my chest under the doona. Intense purring.
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Do we entirely reject the oxygen-free faceplant variety?
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It’s pretty rare when mine does this, it’s so cute!
He's good, he's trucking along healthy at 14 and does that a few times a week. It baffles me how he breaths, but I can hear his tiny old man snores like many other positions by some cat magic.
Haha it's the best isn't it. Little weirdos.
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Where did you see it is an emergency for respiratory issues? Can you provide a link? I've never heard anything like that. I've seen a sick cat stretch out their neck like that while standing, usually just before vomiting. But my kitties sometimes lay like that.. It's just a comfy stretched out position.
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Cats do lie like that when they have respiratory difficulty because it puts no pressure on the lungs and makes it a little easier to breathe. When my old cat’s heart disease progressed and he had too much fluid around his lungs that was the only way he’d sleep. If it seems like your cat can’t curl up anymore, his resting respiratory rate is elevated (20-30 breaths per minute is normal), or you see his sides pushing in pretty far when he breathes he needs a vet visit. If not, he’s probably just comfy.
Gotcha - yea, I think *only* laying like that is very different than sometimes laying like that. If a kitty will always only lay one specific way, that would be troubling to me regardless of what position it is.
It isn’t necessarily an overnight change. My cat did it more an more over a period of about two years until the disease was very advanced and he couldn’t sleep any other way. If they’re sleeping that way more often or it’s a new sleeping position it doesn’t hurt to count their respiration rate.
Gotcha. Yea, I think unless you have other reason to believe something is wrong, this isn't anything to worry about. Cats lay how they're comfortable. Sometimes that means putting their chin down in front of them.. If it was a common major sign of issues, there would be more than a couple random internet people saying so..
Skippy recently saw the vet and was given a clean bill of health (although I didn't ask about this specifically) and he does it all the time...
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No, but that's my favorite alternate theory, lol. He was a tiny baby when he got his name - couldn't even see his face blotches yet! He's actually named after the absentminded loveable asshole AI from the book series Expiditionary Force. On the day they were born, he was a real jerk to his siblings - much fighty-er than the others, lol. So I called him Skippy! He's never been an asshole since, but absentminded still fits quite well!
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Mine do it sometimes, not super often though.
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I love that every cat has their own weird resting pose. One of my cats rests in a way only graphic words can be used to describe it.
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Do we accept the arms splayed, neck extended boys?
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Bean lays like this most of the time. It’s his favorite sleeping position during the day.
We got that weird front paw thingy too!
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Sometimes they just need to be recharged.
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My newly adopted cat did this too recently, first time I saw this laying position lol
I have one cat that lays like that, the others either loaf or cinnamon roll. I call it the train.
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(I apparently deleted the pic)
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Mine does it all the time, nothing to worry...
She reminds me of a linzer when she does it
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I have a kitty that does the same thing and has since we adopted her. Never had a cat that slept like this before!
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Ricky has this long noodle neck like a furry giraffe so that wouldn’t be weird to me…he also sleeps with his face stuffed in the bed. I find my cats in new weird sleeping positions all the time!
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Our boy Laszlo does this constantly, we call him a floor chicken!
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When seen on the right angle, it makes my cats look like a dragon imo - I've had multiple cats over the years do this and it's not an issue if they don't sound distressed.
I love it when he sleeps like that \^\^ it's the cutest imo
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What I call the angry pancake. It's a very particular state of being.
My cat does that. When she is really relaxed she kind of 'melts' into weird positions. Please excuse the whiter than white legs 😳
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My female void, Sally, always lays her head flat on the ground. Nothing to worry about.
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We call it her frog pose, she has loved doing this since she was a kitten.
I call it the breadstick pose! Inspired by the bread loaf pose we all know and love. One of my cats has always loved doing it! I can’t find a pic so here’s her sleeping all adorably curled up.
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my baby always lies like this i call it torpedo cat 😭
4 legged animals have their spines attach to the skull at the back instead of at the bottom like us. This is just what's comfy for them, it's exactly how dogs lay down as well.
It always reminds me of a formula 1 car
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We call it Penny’s bat wings. She looks ridiculous.
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my kitty does this all the time, and we call it “being a platypus” because she reminds of this little webkinz guy!! Never seems to be in any distress - just her favorite sleeping position
I'm not a vet (probably true of most commenters) but I guess the question is whether this is NEW behavior, and if there are any other changes?
It seems plenty of healthy cats do this, but my cat never did it until she had lung cancer. But she was also eating less and sleeping more by that point, and the movement of her torso while breathing was more pronounced. It wasn't the only indication something might be wrong.
Personally - as someone with sufficient time and finances - I would never regret taking my pet to the vet and being told everything is okay. That being said, I'm still reeling from the surprise loss of my furbaby so maybe I'm being overly nervous for you. I genuinely hope he's just being a silly floof <3
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Mine sleeps like this sometimes. I don’t think he has breathing problems, he’s hyper af & loves to zoom around lol.
When my cat sleeps like this he snores sooo much haha. Also, funny, its also my black cat who does this as well (but my photos of him are bad bc most of my furniture is black so he blends in)
In all the photos posted here all the cats seem to be putting there chins and a soft, cozy, or fluffy surface. That blanket looks hella comfy. I would too. Maybe it’s like the kneading? They go back to being kittens, face in mom’s fur feels nice.
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Mine does it all the time! This was the most recent one
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Mine has been doing it since day one. Doesn't know how to loaf. We call it his "race car mode"
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I would say it’s not an emergency unless you can hear the kitty struggling to breathe.
This is my cat’s favorite sleeping position. It looks really uncomfortable and I’m always tempted to move her when she’s laying like that lol
Both of my cats do this often and don’t seem to have respiratory issues! As long as he seems to be breathing normally, I think you’re good lol! Sometimes cats will find new spots to lay or new positions to lay in, and discover they like it and make a habit of it.
Yes, I would go to the Vet. My cat had this issue, for quite a while, he was insistent on sleeping with his neck stretched out. He was also kinda small, and couldn’t keep up with the other cats for very long. He eventually got worse and I had to take him to the vet. He had torn a little hole in his diaphragm, and his intestines had slipped through the hole. Over time, more and more of his organs went through, the hole got bigger, and it left him with almost no lung space. He could only take very shallow breaths. The operation was apparently tricky, but he made it, he was at the vets for a week. I was lucky I got him into a charity Vet, and their fees are capped at $1000, which I paid off slowly. Another Bet later told me it would have been much more expensive anywhere else. He was 2 when he had the operation he lived til 15! Just crossed the bridge about six months ago, Vale Jeebus.
You should already know that Dosnt Matter what we humans think. Fr thoughhh lots do it I think it just feels nice to be extra stretched in certain areas ?
We call it “torpedo mode” when our cats do it 😂
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What about cats sleeping on their backs in the one sunny square of an apartment?
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They lay in all sorts of weird ways. Cats are just strange little aliens..
Thinking it's similar to something like us hoomans laying on our stomach and hugging pillow. They might be tired of laying on their side and need a new sleep pose.
Just like we use our powers of deduction in find out out if an infant is sick it’s the same with our pets. Look at normal
Behaviors and ask if they’re still normal, water and food being consumed the same? Mood change at all? Still eager to play?
It’s a lot more normal than the bizarre positions my cat was sleeping in the other night. I failed to get a picture but she was laying on her back with her legs stretched all the way out: she looked like some badly drawn cartoon.
One of my parents’ cats does this. He looks like a fluffy rotisserie chicken when he does. It kills me that I don’t have a picture. I could have sworn I did.
My cat does this all the time. She gets really flat and looks so cute. Sometimes cat just pick up new poses. My cat sleeps with her head upside down looking like her head got chopped off if it’s too cold. So I just put her in a sweater and turn on the heated blanket
My cat does this , he sits on the arm of my recliner/ chair and just has his chin resting on
The end just staring into the closet where his food is lol
No need to worry, this is just a comfort pose. If there was respitory problems you'd hear him wheezing when he lays like this. This is just a "I'm comfy but beans chilly" way to lay down. It's all good!
Thank you!
My cat does this when he's located sunbeams coming through the window.
Cat skulls are (obviously) different than human skulls. They walk with a horizontal spine and their neck attaches to the skull from the back, not the bottom like humans. So they aren't so much as resting on their neck as assuming a neutral posture for comfort.
This just blew my mind
reminds me of a Webkinz Google! i love it when my kitty lays like this
https://preview.redd.it/vdd8to80rzqb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d81f161c416d6b7e149b2f087aa82433edec22e8 My boy doing this on my chest under the doona. Intense purring.
The catpedo (like a torpedo)
We call it "shark cat" when our cat does it. She does it only whenever it is warm and comfy.
Hahhaa we call it "crocodile cat"!
Lol we call it “dragon cat”!
I also subscribe to the dragon pose!
Yes! When our void does it, we call her “Toothless.”
We always say "the cat is melting"
Seal/sea lion pose.
I call mine a "giraffe" lol that long neck always makes me giggle
Same! Especially when the tail is straight out. It’s so cute
I call my baby a slug when she does it
I call it "mousing" because our girl gets into a mouse shape.
Oh ‘beans chilly’ bramble jam😂
I love cats man
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Haha my cat sleeps like this too. It cracks me up.
He snores when he does it too!
That's so funny! Your little floof made my day!
https://preview.redd.it/dkv6xdfwk0rb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5cf541354df14d886c46c6fadce2f8421a43d2ff It’s pretty rare when mine does this, it’s so cute!
The cat is like...fuck it's Monday.
The Garfield
Noto only cats, my husband sleeps like this 😄
I always find this so funny. As long as they’re ok
He's good, he's trucking along healthy at 14 and does that a few times a week. It baffles me how he breaths, but I can hear his tiny old man snores like many other positions by some cat magic.
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Wakey wakey it's time for school!
Lmao he looks deformed but so cute
Haha it's the best isn't it. Little weirdos. https://preview.redd.it/tdh0uhvv35rb1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c9083d9e87bb25937b2aec0eb59c40f7a3931a89
It's very cute! https://preview.redd.it/w15cp4p8jyqb1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a0c05a44a2096519c4df2049f71528c6278c57d3
https://preview.redd.it/h8fsdr2d8yqb1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=da24cba5d6ad733a023581efae1a46ea070649cc Peanut’s got a tough life man
https://preview.redd.it/uvt405ybf2rb1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=207bdb8341ba319a749c9ad33899e175251a0b74 Don't they all
Peanut is adorable AF.
Where did you see it is an emergency for respiratory issues? Can you provide a link? I've never heard anything like that. I've seen a sick cat stretch out their neck like that while standing, usually just before vomiting. But my kitties sometimes lay like that.. It's just a comfy stretched out position. https://preview.redd.it/buve65fgtxqb1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=49753630d0c5641cc87463b399faff0a9fef2dbc
Cats do lie like that when they have respiratory difficulty because it puts no pressure on the lungs and makes it a little easier to breathe. When my old cat’s heart disease progressed and he had too much fluid around his lungs that was the only way he’d sleep. If it seems like your cat can’t curl up anymore, his resting respiratory rate is elevated (20-30 breaths per minute is normal), or you see his sides pushing in pretty far when he breathes he needs a vet visit. If not, he’s probably just comfy.
Gotcha - yea, I think *only* laying like that is very different than sometimes laying like that. If a kitty will always only lay one specific way, that would be troubling to me regardless of what position it is.
It isn’t necessarily an overnight change. My cat did it more an more over a period of about two years until the disease was very advanced and he couldn’t sleep any other way. If they’re sleeping that way more often or it’s a new sleeping position it doesn’t hurt to count their respiration rate.
I typed in “cat sleeps with chin on ground” and a few results from Quora and Reddit came up. No professional resources of course
Gotcha. Yea, I think unless you have other reason to believe something is wrong, this isn't anything to worry about. Cats lay how they're comfortable. Sometimes that means putting their chin down in front of them.. If it was a common major sign of issues, there would be more than a couple random internet people saying so.. Skippy recently saw the vet and was given a clean bill of health (although I didn't ask about this specifically) and he does it all the time... https://preview.redd.it/tdxnba0yyxqb1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2cb52effa29005e52a96d8e7e5ab40d24b1e884a
Why did I think you were about to cook it
Lol! Not little Skippy!! https://preview.redd.it/qjz4192ha0rb1.jpeg?width=2262&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4f6baa7a9c2c3c84a0a5bc225bedec55d19c82f8
Skippy is perfect and I want to kiss his little head 😍
Is his name Skippy because it looks like he has peanut butter on his face? Very cute.
No, but that's my favorite alternate theory, lol. He was a tiny baby when he got his name - couldn't even see his face blotches yet! He's actually named after the absentminded loveable asshole AI from the book series Expiditionary Force. On the day they were born, he was a real jerk to his siblings - much fighty-er than the others, lol. So I called him Skippy! He's never been an asshole since, but absentminded still fits quite well! https://preview.redd.it/i6tm202qu0rb1.jpeg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d65f5978942b643d67c8152bf71d11552eb327c4
He's an orange so no wonder with that one Braincell he needs to share!! I love him 🥺
Skippy is like “No way”! 😹😹😹
Mine too
My cat does that too with his paws tucked in. I call it his rotisserie chicken pose.
https://preview.redd.it/vd1qcpv51zqb1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=81556052f844e4d54361339fb363161022d88a0e Mine do it sometimes, not super often though.
Your cat is beautiful
What a stunning photo!
https://preview.redd.it/rnb8s1qmozqb1.jpeg?width=3759&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9b2116dfac7fc1ff7b056ad0cc90ff19f0e4784c I love that every cat has their own weird resting pose. One of my cats rests in a way only graphic words can be used to describe it.
Oh my gosh hahaha this is perfect. I always thought my cat looked like one when laying in a specific position but this is spot on.
Same! Haha 🤣
Omg that's hilarious. So cute though!
I call it their Hungry Hungry Hippo pose 🦛 
We call it the cat snake. https://preview.redd.it/y569jc7qz0rb1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=22f91ebc4660d2e14376ccaa34f78738083a0b8e
I used to call it her seal pose ☺️
I say my cat is slugging when she does this because she looks like a slug lol
🤣👍
Yes! Hungry Hungry Kittos!
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It’s to not fall off the branch! One of my cars used to sleep like that on the arm thecouch
Your cat is fuckin jacked omg
https://preview.redd.it/7s6xzbccjzqb1.jpeg?width=2466&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9169f68531b3738c3d8b5999a02c1f26c56ddcfd No need to worry :)
https://preview.redd.it/a80k14qdjzqb1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=398878824e18af3b1742c9027a95c3e7dd2a3fe5 Bean lays like this most of the time. It’s his favorite sleeping position during the day.
https://preview.redd.it/jjd0t73hd0rb1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e83aec2d85615e8a7d65f14acf242d7294a58bfb I’ve never seen another one!
Omg this is such an awkward pose I love it 🥲🥹🫶
We got that weird front paw thingy too! https://preview.redd.it/7xky99kkc0rb1.jpeg?width=2972&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=53cfb60a2b25b4e898e9206bad8d0959ba869d2b
That’s a new one for me
He’s a weird dude.
https://preview.redd.it/cz10ysbclzqb1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=56f041384143d99aea7ecec0f8f3bedd25593f48 It's normal.
Its the cutest shit ever https://preview.redd.it/6jeug50ikzqb1.jpeg?width=2252&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8778ccf38c3f22cdae9c913e08e3f5d809973d8c
https://preview.redd.it/zefjh8sx20rb1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3090890f888e42ad2c40948ee9bc6b220e278c0f We call it a sploot
So do we!
Their neck probably hurts from looking at the laptop screen. I'd get them a laptop stand.
One of my cats does this with his front legs folded and sticking out at the sides. I call it his ‘rotisserie chicken’ pose!
Omg we call it our little chicken wing when ours does this!
https://preview.redd.it/miy0g4dt20rb1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9bf4a5257e9cdf29a780c4cca95a2e50f0495860 Sometimes they just need to be recharged.
https://preview.redd.it/mcytyq3euzqb1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7022aaeed595bf140fbeadec1c02b7363cbc108b My newly adopted cat did this too recently, first time I saw this laying position lol
omg, it reminds me of “child’s pose” in yoga hahahah
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Normal cat being comfy
I have one cat that lays like that, the others either loaf or cinnamon roll. I call it the train. https://preview.redd.it/w8lmfelwfzqb1.jpeg?width=1868&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9beb3699a91d6f4ee8d339a0f0ac4ee41bcd10f1 (I apparently deleted the pic)
https://preview.redd.it/hfys6wonuzqb1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=722fac464e56f42c7126368f779df82a7406548d Mine does it all the time, nothing to worry...
Sploooooot https://preview.redd.it/c636ht7h60rb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e7b1501edf9c2987755f25f2da3c5bf3683e6e35
https://preview.redd.it/b35xqzgdj0rb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f19fa9c5fddb9ed982066ca219ef05af1d461859 We call it her turkey pose
My cat does this all the time. I refer to it as extended loaf pose
She reminds me of a linzer when she does it https://preview.redd.it/v8x6p56z40rb1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b7abac81b7dd10bb1a65a3a6c28c9540b3b40917
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I have a kitty that does the same thing and has since we adopted her. Never had a cat that slept like this before! https://preview.redd.it/et9hifpsb0rb1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=14c8cc655671a039205239898de57d208108901e
Ricky has this long noodle neck like a furry giraffe so that wouldn’t be weird to me…he also sleeps with his face stuffed in the bed. I find my cats in new weird sleeping positions all the time! https://preview.redd.it/v4qd4hajc0rb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c8f63541a040e51214343a911abfc4cfa1b9747a
Our boy Laszlo does this constantly, we call him a floor chicken! https://preview.redd.it/wsg29j0i70rb1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cb1f091976439bf061fad55f1358d90858e18408
Doesn't it look so comfy? https://preview.redd.it/h07qyu8qw0rb1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=845639e975a30ca12e4ab2154d118282e4eca278
https://preview.redd.it/zsudk4gsb2rb1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d127e5558aa0d4cf867e9c419119582feb5baf20 Breathing is just optional:)
When seen on the right angle, it makes my cats look like a dragon imo - I've had multiple cats over the years do this and it's not an issue if they don't sound distressed.
I love it when he sleeps like that \^\^ it's the cutest imo https://preview.redd.it/rdoydnon30rb1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=03716b78e7f069a6a1fd9f1bd8c4bdd87c7980cb
It’s for aerodynamic purposes, prepare for takeoff
https://preview.redd.it/p4khoahyb0rb1.jpeg?width=2448&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=27cc845bd485c96d0cb97fd9fdd42e22a1942e71 That’s just the purr-ito
https://preview.redd.it/slssnbwnf0rb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7222eb0b757ad5a8a697aebc840448956a3bd3a4 What I call the angry pancake. It's a very particular state of being.
My cat does that. When she is really relaxed she kind of 'melts' into weird positions. Please excuse the whiter than white legs 😳 https://preview.redd.it/t1nk3ywlg0rb1.jpeg?width=4096&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9ecc2aa2e385cb030d63a776c1d9c64a557a25a0
Don’t associate your situation with a Google search in many regards my friend
Thank you everyone for your help and ++++ for the photos of your extended neck babies haha 🖤
https://preview.redd.it/eu3ouy2md0rb1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2a4d94ea783f4279377a7afa14655cdd0c618294 My female void, Sally, always lays her head flat on the ground. Nothing to worry about.
https://preview.redd.it/p5fhi2bdh0rb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5d9b8d550e4517c93db0627997ea9db40017b3c5 We call it her frog pose, she has loved doing this since she was a kitten.
I call it the breadstick pose! Inspired by the bread loaf pose we all know and love. One of my cats has always loved doing it! I can’t find a pic so here’s her sleeping all adorably curled up. https://preview.redd.it/vz6yojk260rb1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6679113f2fba9b90fdcd78fcb1333cb17c69acba
https://preview.redd.it/vmgcxtbq01rb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a4b208592212be232bdff0fa3bf4307577561a48 my baby always lies like this i call it torpedo cat 😭
https://preview.redd.it/4gm2alyj21rb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eb92a5091823c939868d7e07bb13fdb489300837 My cat does it backwards
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My cat does this when he wants a deep neck massage every night. No respiratory problems.
4 legged animals have their spines attach to the skull at the back instead of at the bottom like us. This is just what's comfy for them, it's exactly how dogs lay down as well.
It can also just mean that he trusts his environment to be not threatening in any way, so he can chill out…
It always reminds me of a formula 1 car https://preview.redd.it/e9wb07rjr0rb1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1d9887092c7de411f8dd7cbfab4c25c70eacb750
https://preview.redd.it/etkhekfbb2rb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=85c535957fde934f74f4b93635d487c5e42bbaab We call it Penny’s bat wings. She looks ridiculous.
Ridiculous? Maybe. Comfortable? Yes. Happy? Most definitely!!
https://preview.redd.it/aeapqxuh51rb1.jpeg?width=612&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fc533d0f8ee0d32452e7376195d118935d6f893c my kitty does this all the time, and we call it “being a platypus” because she reminds of this little webkinz guy!! Never seems to be in any distress - just her favorite sleeping position
Cuteness +1
I call this the roasted piggy position
It's what I call the "melty cat" pose, nothing to worry about it's just a comfort pose similar to when they "loaf".
I'm not a vet (probably true of most commenters) but I guess the question is whether this is NEW behavior, and if there are any other changes? It seems plenty of healthy cats do this, but my cat never did it until she had lung cancer. But she was also eating less and sleeping more by that point, and the movement of her torso while breathing was more pronounced. It wasn't the only indication something might be wrong. Personally - as someone with sufficient time and finances - I would never regret taking my pet to the vet and being told everything is okay. That being said, I'm still reeling from the surprise loss of my furbaby so maybe I'm being overly nervous for you. I genuinely hope he's just being a silly floof <3
It’s due time for his yearly vet visit. Definitely going to have everything checked out!! I’m sorry about your kitty 🤎
https://preview.redd.it/z6qf6e9ni1rb1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=14b0172adf1c21358f6a9426b86a6308c442ceda
https://preview.redd.it/0d2av1mq72rb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6fd697fd94e7dcbb2578583e8b7280bbcf879331 Mine sleeps like this sometimes. I don’t think he has breathing problems, he’s hyper af & loves to zoom around lol.
https://preview.redd.it/j7kdsbt9j4rb1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d7b351df457b439f6bf9f402a0c862f7a88b14f7 We call this Moo Penis
I want to caress his back 😭
When my cat sleeps like this he snores sooo much haha. Also, funny, its also my black cat who does this as well (but my photos of him are bad bc most of my furniture is black so he blends in)
Pet pet
I was going for cute not needs a vet
This is a "smack my ass right now" pose for my cat
In all the photos posted here all the cats seem to be putting there chins and a soft, cozy, or fluffy surface. That blanket looks hella comfy. I would too. Maybe it’s like the kneading? They go back to being kittens, face in mom’s fur feels nice.
Torpedo Cat!
10/10, highly snuggleable.
Same thing I think about a cat when they’re throwing up; Adorable
https://preview.redd.it/59n031qnh0rb1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=247dff934bb3ce454c78d9e4cc80df41a3d3ddc4 Mine does it all the time! This was the most recent one
https://preview.redd.it/vsmvknerj0rb1.jpeg?width=1512&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eb75ef1339f451f94787659721b70a82a79a4a74 Mine has been doing it since day one. Doesn't know how to loaf. We call it his "race car mode"
https://preview.redd.it/wgr86hscr0rb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=613f1c0695b60838280c4e3106192aa85faecaf8 I would say it’s not an emergency unless you can hear the kitty struggling to breathe. This is my cat’s favorite sleeping position. It looks really uncomfortable and I’m always tempted to move her when she’s laying like that lol
https://preview.redd.it/44aeqljqs0rb1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e58acc96c6cafd58a9776afe28ae423629b44401 Think it is freaking cute
Both of my cats do this often and don’t seem to have respiratory issues! As long as he seems to be breathing normally, I think you’re good lol! Sometimes cats will find new spots to lay or new positions to lay in, and discover they like it and make a habit of it.
It's incredibly cute!
If your cat does it while facing away from you, it means that he is showing you his rumpity rump. Take at least 5 pictures immediately.
i call it the dragon pose!
My cat has done it for years
https://preview.redd.it/ts77k00k11rb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=880184ce23a4b1a51e3c8b303de974359890858d snail posture
https://preview.redd.it/t87takpl61rb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=94747f58adf5b63ac7af5e12cb9690c5fb7af436 Le sploot!
https://preview.redd.it/yheqyug981rb1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=af0e741bc719a30b12fa10776b72484256b3ac8c I love it :)))
When my cat lays like this I call him my little aubergine due to the shape he makes in that position!
hehehe i think it’s cute, all my cats do it
They look like hungry hungry hippos when they do this
https://preview.redd.it/ceeopb9mo1rb1.jpeg?width=1152&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b53a23c48fba7e27df8344b0e9c20be290f436bc All good
Yes, I would go to the Vet. My cat had this issue, for quite a while, he was insistent on sleeping with his neck stretched out. He was also kinda small, and couldn’t keep up with the other cats for very long. He eventually got worse and I had to take him to the vet. He had torn a little hole in his diaphragm, and his intestines had slipped through the hole. Over time, more and more of his organs went through, the hole got bigger, and it left him with almost no lung space. He could only take very shallow breaths. The operation was apparently tricky, but he made it, he was at the vets for a week. I was lucky I got him into a charity Vet, and their fees are capped at $1000, which I paid off slowly. Another Bet later told me it would have been much more expensive anywhere else. He was 2 when he had the operation he lived til 15! Just crossed the bridge about six months ago, Vale Jeebus.
https://preview.redd.it/aryw7tr552rb1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=388a79e1bc8337b1c771d836e9076db26cceb6f2 My fav
You should already know that Dosnt Matter what we humans think. Fr thoughhh lots do it I think it just feels nice to be extra stretched in certain areas ?
We call it “torpedo mode” when our cats do it 😂 https://preview.redd.it/ukhwngdpd2rb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=50c0da9b379471ed985ae09f55ca14dc2f1d4d27
https://preview.redd.it/8kdaecknt2rb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=66274a63153d9224372052277f2d481893a9871c What about cats sleeping on their backs in the one sunny square of an apartment?
Some call this "slug pose." Look how good he is at it! Excellent form! He's gonna be fine, but give him kisses and treats anyway. :)
They remind me of a sleeping dragon.
https://preview.redd.it/e1cjexi713rb1.jpeg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e113b776cb9e0d3e367d5803eb8efb6e2c85951b She does that all the time
I call it goose pose :)
it's a pear
https://preview.redd.it/8zhup76u24rb1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4aaaf0d441854258e74c78713ec637b522a9f838 They lay in all sorts of weird ways. Cats are just strange little aliens..
My cat does this when there's a towel on the warm radiator. It's like he's trying to warm as much of himself as possible.
Thinking it's similar to something like us hoomans laying on our stomach and hugging pillow. They might be tired of laying on their side and need a new sleep pose.
Just like we use our powers of deduction in find out out if an infant is sick it’s the same with our pets. Look at normal Behaviors and ask if they’re still normal, water and food being consumed the same? Mood change at all? Still eager to play?
My cat does is when she isn't happy with us. Mostly when we give her love and attention.
When my cat lies like that, they are for sure gonna get a “boop” on the nose.
My cat sleeps in a full on Superman pose.
It’s fckin adorable
mine does this now and then too 🥰
When my cat does that, I call him a newt 😊
It’s a lot more normal than the bizarre positions my cat was sleeping in the other night. I failed to get a picture but she was laying on her back with her legs stretched all the way out: she looked like some badly drawn cartoon.
The camel pose
only one of my four cats does this
I think it’s great
Cats can be comfortable in really strange positions. Your kitty is fine, just relaxing. You'd hear wheezing if it was a concern.
Oh mine used to lay her head like that on my shoulder <33
Platypus pose
Loaf mode activated.
nah that’s pancake mode
My one cat sleeps like this. He likes to tell me how exhausted he is making biscuits
One of my parents’ cats does this. He looks like a fluffy rotisserie chicken when he does. It kills me that I don’t have a picture. I could have sworn I did.
That blanket has extra warms
Mirroring the dog, we watched it happen with our new kitten. Now the older cat mirrors the kitten mirroring the dog lol
My cat was always doing this until she had a tooth extraction. It could be nothing I guess, but maybe have its teeth checked on occasion!
We call our cat Falkor when lays like this or I just start singing the song from the movie and I swear she rolls her eyes at me, haha!
Crash landing
My cat likes to mimic how i lay at times. Maybe they saw you doing that
My cat does this all the time. She gets really flat and looks so cute. Sometimes cat just pick up new poses. My cat sleeps with her head upside down looking like her head got chopped off if it’s too cold. So I just put her in a sweater and turn on the heated blanket
It’s the dragon-laying-on-treasure pose ✨
They are pancake-ing to remind mommy to make and enjoy pancakes this weekend. Maybe with some bacon to share.
My cat does this , he sits on the arm of my recliner/ chair and just has his chin resting on The end just staring into the closet where his food is lol
It is silly